this puzzle series celebrates the 2012 phenomenon, also known as 12/21/2012. this date is regarded as the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, also known as the Mayan Calendar. this is the first in this series of 21 puzzles. ever since humans have had written history, there has been evidence of eschatological beliefs according to which cataclysmic or transformative events will occur which continues to this day. in every case, the 'final' day comes and goes, sometimes to be revised to another future date in a comical cycle.
for this puzzle, you can solve for these eschatological theories that have already passed or are entirely unlikely to occur, by matching the name of the theory to the description. the number at the end of the description will provide the solution coordinates. the mayan calendar solution is provided as an example.
| Theory: |
Description: |
| the mayan calendar |
- gods created three other worlds and placed humans on the fourth, which expires |
| a. prophecy of the popes |
- multiple revised end times and rapture predictions (8) |
| b. nibiru |
- the year 1999, seventh month / from the sky will come great king of terror (7) |
| c. photon belt |
- earth is bathed in deadly toxic cyanogen gas (0) |
| d. prophet hen of leeds |
- earth freezes (7) |
| e. the millerites |
- massive computer failure (9) |
| f. halley's comet |
- collides with earth (5) |
| g. nostradamus |
- brings about the end of the catholic church (3) |
| h. harold camping |
- message written on an egg (1) |
| i. y2k |
- envelopes earth and causes ascension to a higher plane (7) |
| j. richard noone |
- literal interpretation of scripture predictions (0) |
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congratulations to Grok the Duckfarmer for the ftf!
congratulations to Terpnurse for being second!
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Remember to write down the Maya number symbols found in the log book, or on the lid, that is needed to determine the coordinates of the final cache of this series. The numbers are displayed as symbols that form the vigesimal numbers used by the Maya. After conversion, ten are labeled N and are each a four-digit number. Ten are labeled W and are each a three-digit number. The final cache of this series, A New Era, provides the final numbers and instructions how to add to the prior twenty to determine its coordinates.